LAW OF THE LAND Judge rules Scouts 'religious' group Long-standing lease of park considered 1st Amendment violation Posted: August 6, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The city of San Diego is contemplating an appeal of a federal court decision that sided with the ACLU and a lesbian couple seeking to nullify its long-standing lease of a public park to the Boy Scouts. A U.S. District Court judge ruled last Thursday the Boy Scouts is a religious organization, and the agreement to use Balboa Park violates the First Amendment's ban on state-sponsored religion. In a closed session last night,...